Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat.

It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains.

Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that postmenopausal women who were put on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol had a nearly 48 percent increased risk of developing diabetes compared to those who weren’t given the drug.

Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.

Eat your vegetables. Brush your teeth. Sweat once in a while. Get plenty of rest. Don't smoke. Laugh more. There are certain tenets to health that are pretty commonsensical and that we all know we should practice routinely.

We may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint.

Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.